My yard, as of 6 days ago (a lot of progress has been made since then)
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| Author: | mosslake [ Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | So far so good |
| Author: | mosslake [ Thu May 26, 2005 2:16 pm ] |
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My yard, as of 6 days ago (a lot of progress has been made since then)
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| Author: | Tim Warris [ Thu May 26, 2005 2:34 pm ] |
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Now THIS is what I like to see! Looks great! Keep 'em coming.... |
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| Author: | mosslake [ Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Scratchbuilding a 3-way switch |
It had to happen. No matter how I tried to fit everything in, I had to resort to a 3-way switch, one 3-way switch. I couldan't justify the cost of a jig for a single switch (and live to tell about it if the missus found out) so I did the next best thing, scratch built it over a template (from the Fast Tracks template library) and used the point filing jig to help with some of the components. It might not be a thing of beauty but nothing's derailed when I tested it with some cars. I just have to add 2 check rails and cut the gaps and it's done! 
I tried the hinge idea from newsletter#8, but eventually went another way (just couldan't get the heel of the blades to line up). I soldered joiners to the closure rails and drilled holes for the hinge pins in the throw bars after removing the copper coating. I used Aretasina (don't think I spelled that right  ) brass pins, -the sort model ship builders use to pin planking to ship models- soldered to the blades as hinge pins.
So far it works pretty good 
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